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N38551

Piper J3L-65

N38551 is a Piper J3L-65, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1941. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Redding, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 3, 2018 and expires on October 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated July 7, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3L-65
Serial number
7118
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1941
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A470FE (octal 51070376)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 3, 2018
Expires
October 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 16, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · July 7, 1956
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00430384

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Meyer Matthew D
Type
Individual
Address
1945 Riviera Dr
Redding, CA 96001-4008

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data